On March 10, 2013 at approximately 1338 hours, officers from the Western District responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision at Rt. 3 N/B near Carver Road in Gambrills 21054. Officers arrived on scene and located both vehicles blocking the entrance to the Royal Farm Store. Due the seriousness of the injuries Crash Investigators from the Traffic Safety Section were dispatched to the scene and assumed responsibility for the investigation.

The initial investigation revealed that a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt was attempting to cross Rt.3 N/B to enter the parking lot of the Royal Farm Store and traveled into the path of a 2007 Suzuki motorcycle which was traveling in the left lane. As a result of the crash the operator of the motorcycle sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at Baltimore Washington Medical Center. The operator of the Chevrolet only received minor injuries.

At this point in the investigation it does not appear that excessive speed or alcohol contributed to this crash. The investigation is on going.